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Utrecht University Rankings 2025
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- UU Ranking Highlights
- UU University Ranking
- UU US News & World Report Ranking 2024
- UU QS Ranking 2025
- UU THE (Times Higher Education) Ranking 2023
- UU ARWU (Shanghai Ranking) Ranking 2024
- UU Course Ranking
UURanking Highlights
Renowned for its academic excellence and diverse campus community, Utrecht University has consistently secured top global university rankings. Offering a wide array of courses across various fields and disciplines for its students, Utrecht University stands out and has an impressive global ranking, and is surely a world-class education place for international students.
Rated A+ by Shiksha Grading, Utrecht University is also rated A+ for M.A.. Looking at the Shiksha Grading by Courses, most of the Utrecht University courses are in the range of A+ and C++ grades.
Although there are multiple grading platforms accessible for students to check university rankings, what makes Shiksha Grading stand out is that Shiksha uses the aggregate of all the publicly available university and course rankings from top-ranking publishers and maps it into nine buckets, namely A++, A+, A, B++, B+, B, C++, C+, C. With this method, courses are graded on the basis of their availability at the college in a particular country and universities are graded by the countries.
Moving on, according to 'University Ranking' category of QS 2025, Utrecht University ranks #105, which is improving in comparison to its last year’s ranking, i.e., #107 in 2024. Utrecht University also ranks #66 in THE 'University Ranking' category 2023. As compared to the last year, Utrecht University witnessed an improving trend in its THE (Times Higher Education) ranking which stood at #69 in 2022.
Check out more details on Utrecht University ranking in the below content.
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UUUS News & World Report Ranking 2024
| Ranked by | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
Global Universities | 48 | 44 | 46 |
UUQS Ranking 2025
| Ranked by | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Europe | – / – | 41 | 40 |
| World University | 112 | 107 | 105 |
| Accounting and Finance | 251 | 251 | – / – |
| Architecture and Built Environment | – / – | 101 | – / – |
| Art and Design | 101 | – / – | – / – |
| Biological Sciences | 47 | 46 | – / – |
| Communication and Media Studies | 51 | 51 | – / – |
| Engineering and Technology | 249 | 249 | – / – |
| Law and Legal Studies | 51 | 56 | – / – |
| Mathematics | 151 | 151 | – / – |
| Mechanical Aeronautical and Manufacturing Engineering | – / – | 301 | – / – |
| Medicine | 51 | 58 | – / – |
| Nursing | 51 | 51 | – / – |
| Pharmacy and Pharmacology | 25 | 28 | – / – |
| Physics and Astronomy | 101 | 143 | – / – |
| Politics | 51 | 101 | – / – |
| Sociology | 42 | 46 | – / – |
UUTHE (Times Higher Education) Ranking 2023
| Ranked by | 2022 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|
| University | 69 | 66 |
| Arts and Humanities | 62 | 53 |
| Clinical and Health | 76 | 67 |
| Law | 54 | 36 |
| Life Sciences | 47 | 63 |
| PG Computer Science | 201 | 201 |
| Psychology | 35 | 26 |
UUARWU (Shanghai Ranking) Ranking 2024
| Ranked by | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Universities | 54 | 52 | 55 |
| Law | 76 | 51 | – / – |
| Mathematics | – / – | 301 | – / – |
| Nursing | 101 | 101 | – / – |
| Physics | 76 | 101 | – / – |
| Political Sciences | 76 | 51 | – / – |
| Sociology | 31 | 26 | – / – |
UUCourse Ranking
Utrecht University ranks well for its Pharmacy & Pharmacology, Biological Sciences, Psychology, and Law courses. In the previous years, Utrecht University has been ranked among the top universities in the world for Pharmacy & Pharmacology by QS. As per the QS, Utrecht University ranks at #28 in 2024 for its Pharmacy & Pharmacology courses. In 2023, this ranking stood at #25. Also, for QS Biological Sciences raking category, Utrecht University ranks at #46 position in 2024. Additionally, in THE 2023 ranking, the Utrecht University is ranked #26 for Psychology.
Apart from the global ranking bodies, Shiksha has also graded Utrecht University streams, such as Science, Mass Communication & Media, and Humanities & Social Sciences with A+, A, and A grades. The presence of multiple rankings online can prove to be overwhelming to students looking to study abroad. Hence, Shiksha Study Abroad has launched Shiksha Grading. With it, students will no longer be required to check multiple ranking organisations to know about the performance of a particular university. Just checking Shiksha rating will suffice.
More details around Utrecht University courses and subject rankings are detailed in the below article.
LL.M.
| Ranked by | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|
| QS - Law and Legal Studies | - | 51 | 51 |
| ARWU (Shanghai Ranking) - Law | 101 | 76 | 51 |
| THE (Times Higher Education) - Law | - | 54 | 36 |
M.A.
| Ranked by | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|
| QS - Sociology | - | 33 | 42 |
| QS - Politics | - | 51 | 51 |
| QS - Communication and Media Studies | - | 51 | 51 |
| QS - Art and Design | - | - | 101 |
| ARWU (Shanghai Ranking) - Political Sciences | 76 | 76 | 51 |
| ARWU (Shanghai Ranking) - Sociology | 31 | 31 | 26 |
| THE (Times Higher Education) - Arts and Humanities | - | 62 | 53 |
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Anything you would want to ask experts?Answered 6 months ago
Utrecht University has two application rounds for fall 2025. The early round deadline is 1 Dec 2024 and the regular deadline is 1 Feb 2025. Interviews for this round are done from Jan to Apr, with decisions released after Feb and no later than May 1, 2024. Below are the Utrecht University applicat
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Answered 6 months ago
International students must submit a proof of English Language proficiency to be considered for Utrecht University admission ( especially non-english speaking countries). Students can demonstrate that they are proficient in English by submitting the English proficiency test scores.
Test | Minimum score | Proof applicants must submit |
|---|---|---|
C1 Advanced | 185 (with no partial score below 176) | Scan of certificate or statement of results |
C2 Proficiency | 185 (with no partial score below 176) | Scan of certificate or statement of results |
IELTS Academic | A minimum average of 7.0 for all components, with no partial score lower than 6.5 | Scan of official score report |
TOEFL IBT | A minimum score of 100 | Test taker's score AND request ETS to send results to University College Utrecht (8420) |
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Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam or Utrecht University are renowned institutions offering unique campus cultures and various academic programs. While they share a great reputation, there are subtle differences between the two universities. The below table compares the rankings, fees and acceptance rate
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The cost of attending University of Utrecht can vary depending on the main factors, such as course level of study (UG and PG). However, International students considering this university could be a little higher than compared to Netherland citizens. The UG programme Academic tuition fee for interna
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Below are the basic essentials an international studenys needs while applying or Utrecht University:
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| Population of City | 3,45,080 |
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